The Rivers Restaurant and Bar in Gisborne Menu

STARTERS & SNACKS STARTERS & SNACKS
  • Garlic Toasted Ciabatta $6.00
  • Garlic & Cheese Toasted Ciabatta $7.00 add Bacon $8.00
  • Bread Basket (2-3 people) $13.00
    • Selection of bread, served warm with parsley butter, virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.
  • Cobb Loaf (1-3 people) $15.00
    • Remember the 70’s . . . creamy bacon, spinach and cheese dip inside a warm cobb loaf.
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
    • With aioli & tomato sauce.
  • Bowl of Kumara Chips $7.00
    • Served with aioli & garlic butter.
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6 rings / 12 rings) $6.00 / $12.00
    • With our special crisp Guinness batter, served with aioli.
  • Wedges $8.50
    • Seasoned and served with sour cream.
  • Wedges Works $13.50 half size $9.00
    • Served with tasty plum sauce, melted cheese, bacon, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • Nachos $13.50 half size $10.50
    • Served with our own Mexican mince, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • The Rivers “Crate” (2-3 people) $26.00
    • The perfect snack with your favourite drink. 6 each of the following: Drunken onion rings, popcorn shrimp, panko crumbed fish goujons, 100% meatballs. Served with a selection of dipping sauces.
  • Prawn Cocktail $13.00
    • Large tiger prawns on shredded lettuce with our own special dressing.
  • Pub Wings (8 wings / 12 wings) $10.50 / $16.00
    • Tasty glazed buffalo wings served with blue cheese and ranch dip.
SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES
  • Rivers Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • Thick, and filled with coastal seafood served with garlic ciabatta.
  • Soup of the day $11.00
    • Served with garlic ciabatta. Please see Specials Board for today’s brew.
  • The Rivers Burger $15.50
    • Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Steak Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion of prime scotch fillet caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, caramelised onion, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Chicken Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion tender chicken breast caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, guacamole, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • R.B.L.A.T. $15.50
    • Rivers bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato, on toasted ciabatta, salad & aioli and guacamole.
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • Rivers Homemade Quiche $15.00
    • Served with salad and fries (check Specials Board for today’s bake).
  • Minute Steak $18.00
    • Served with your choice of 2 of the following sides: Chunky fries / Mash / Garden salad / Fresh sautéed vegetables. Top it off with your choice of: Garlic butter / Pepper / Mushroom sauce
  • Vegetarian Fritters $13.00
    • Mixture of fresh vegetables bound together into patties, and served on a fresh salad.
  • Fresh Button Mushrooms $13.00
    • Crumbed and baked, served on a garden salad drizzled with aioli.
SALADS SALADS
  • Prawn Salad $20.00
    • Large shelled tiger prawns nestled with avocado, garden salad and our special dressing.
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18.00
    • Sliced chicken breast served on lettuce, parmesan shavings & boiled eggs.
  • Greek Salad $14.00
    • Iceberg Lettuce, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers with our balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Chicken breast, bacon, spinach and apple settled on a garden salad with aioli.
  • Warm Scallop, Prawn & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Seared scallops and prawns seared with bacon settled on fresh garden salad topped with aioli.
  • Warm Beef, Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad $20.00
    • Seared beef tossed through a crisp salad with blue cheese, walnuts and roasted beetroot.
FRESH MARKET FISH FRESH MARKET FISH
  • Fresh Market Fish $28.00
    • Check what today’s catch is . . . and have it: Pan Fried / Crumbed / Beer Battered. Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Garden Salad / Scallop Potato / Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash Potato. Check the Specials Board for today’s special catch.
MAINS MAINS
  • Rivers Famous, Guinness Pie $17.00
    • Served with creamy mash potato . . . peas and gravy, what can you say.
  • Rivers Mixed Grill $22.00
    • Minute steak, jumbo sausage, bacon, hash brown, 2 eggs, grilled tomato topped with mushrooms and onions.
  • Garlic King Prawns $24.00
    • A Rivers special . . . king prawns gently sautéed in a creamy garlic sauce with rice.
  • Rivers Pasta $18.00
    • Chicken, bacon and mushrooms combined in a creamy white wine sauce with parmesan cheese.
  • Chicken Calypso $20.00
    • Tender chicken breast coated in golden crumbs, baked, topped with a tangy mango sauce, fries and salad.
  • Bangers & Mash $17.00
    • Chunky sausages on creamy mash, peas and onion gravy.
  • Lamb Rump $30.00
    • Baked honey glazed lamb rump served on kumara mash with garden vegetables and a port and red currant reduction.
PRIME STEAK PRIME STEAK
  • Scotch Fillet $28.00
    • Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Scalloped Potato / Garden Salad / Fresh Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash. Top it off with your choice of: Mushroom Sauce / Garlic Butter / Green Pepper Sauce (sauces available with all steaks)
  • 450 gram T-Bone $33.00
    • Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions, chunky fries and a garden salad.
  • Surf ‘n’ Turf $33.00
    • Oldie but a Goodie, scotch fillet steak topped with our creamy garlic prawns served with a garden salad & fries.
  • Sizzling 400g Sirloin $33.00
    • Bought to you on a sizzling platter, topped with Guinness battered onion rings, served with salad and fries and a tub of garlic butter.
SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6) $6.00
  • Side of Chips $4.00
  • Chunky Fries $3.50
  • Wedges & Sour Cream $4.50
  • Fried Egg $1.50
  • Sautéed Veges $5.00
  • Sautéed Mushrooms $5.50
  • Garden Salad $4.50
  • Scallop Potato $4.50
  • Creamy Mash Potato $4.00
  • Sour Cream, Guacamole, Aioli, Tomato Sauce $1.50
PLATTERS PLATTERS
  • Deep Fried Goodness Platter $20.00
    • Wontons, spring rolls, samosas, chicken tenders, meatballs, served up with crispy wedges and dipping sauces.
  • Seafood Platter $22.00
    • Deep fried selection of fresh fish goujons, battered mussels, crab sticks, squid rings, prawn cutlets, scallops and salt ‘n’ pepper squid, served up with chunky fries and dipping sauces.
  • The Rivers Platter (2 people) $36.00
    • Seared chorizo sausage, deli meats, chicken kebabs, local cheeses, crumbed mushrooms, olives, pickles, relish, crackers, and selection of bread.
  • The Delight $40.00
    • A selection of hot and cold seafood: Panko crumbed fish goujons, whole tiger prawns, smoked salmon, marinated fish, mussels, scallop and prawn, kebabs, baked salmon fillet, clams (due to availability some items may change).
  • Rivers Cheese Board $20.00
    • Fragrant blue cheese, reserve camembert, aged cheddar, served with fresh fruit and crackers.
FOR THE CHILDREN FOR THE CHILDREN
  • Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Fresh Fish Crumbed Goujons $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Lil One’s Hamburger $10.00
    • Bun, cheese, pattie and sauce served with fries.
  • Bang Bang Mash & Peas $10.00
    • Chunky sausage with tomato sauce.
  • Kid’s Pasta $10.00
    • Bacon, chicken and cheese with a creamy base.
  • Rivers Mini Hawaiian Pizza $10.00
    • Served with salad & fries.
  • Mini Hotdogs with chips $10.00
  • Kids Platter (2-3 children) $23.00
    • Garlic bread, chicken tenders, mini hotdogs, crumbed fish, mini pizza, wedges, chips and lashings of sauce.
  • Milkshakes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Vanilla, Banana or Strawberry.
  • Spiders $5.50
    • Coke, Raspberry or Lemonade.
  • Traffic Lights $5.50
    • Orange juice with lemonade base.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Lamb rogan josh $9.90
  • Palak paneer $13.90
    • Cottage cheese cooked in a fine mild puree of spinach & mildly spiced
  • ●tandoori chicken
  • COMBO DEALS AVAILABLE ASK OUR STAFF
  • Chicken tikka $16.90
    • Diced chicken cubes marinated with tandoori spices, yoghurt & roasted in oven, garnished with onion and tomatoes.
  • Aloo mattar $13.90
    • Potatoes and peas cooked together in a subtle, spicy gravy
  • Butter lamb $16.90
    • Tender pieces of boneless lamb cooked in a creamy tomato flavoured sauce
  • Palak chicken $16.90
    • Boneless chicken cooked a special blend of spices & creamy spinach
  • Tamarind Chutney $3.00
  • Keema Naan $4.00
    • Filled with premium, lightly spiced minced lamb
  • Green Salad $3.00
  • Chicken Saagwala $16.50
    • Tender chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices and delicately cooked in spinach
  • Aloo Mattar $14.50
    • Potato & peas cooked together in onion & tomato based gravy
  • Aloo Paratha $4.00
    • Flaky wholemeal roti bread stuffed with spicy potatoes
  • Chicken Nuggets(4) $8.00
  • Chicken Manali (Himalaya's) $16.50
    • Himalayan dish of boneless chicken cooked in onions and tomatoes and finished with cashew nut and special Himalayan mountain herbs
  • Fresh fish turmeric butter, cloudy bay clams, truffled mash, Brioche crumb and lemon wilted spinach $36.00
  • Crumbed goat’s cheese nectarine, walnut, rocket & honey $17.00
  • Greek salad $10.00
  • Pork belly parsnip puree, baby carrots and pickled fennel $38.00
  • Snapper ravioli brioche crumb and chardonnay cream $17.00
  • Duck Vietnamese pancake cashew butter $17.00
  • Salmon gravlax pickled cucumber, crostini, herbed cream cheese and fennel slaw $16.00
  • Garlic bread $10.00
  • Three Scoops Homemade Sorbet $12.50
  • Shrimp & Avocado Cocktail $14.00
  • Blueberry Creme Brulee $12.50
  • Free Range Omelette $22.50
    • Bacon & mozzarella or veggie with garden salad
  • Chocolate Coffee Delice $15.00
    • Chocolate mousse, coffee cream, cocoa crumble, coffee foam
  • Main Special $25.00
  • Chinese 5 Spice Smoked Duck Breast $18.00
    • Pickled vegetables, sweet & sour sauce
  • Affogato $15.00
    • Tea, coffee or hot chocolate, liquer, homemade ice cream
  • Fresh Tarakihi Marinated in Chilli & Coconut
  • Mixed Salad
  • Asian Marinated Chicken Drum Sticks
  • Coleslaw
  • Roast Beef, Mustard & Gravy
  • Mixed Cold Seafood Platter
  • Hot Ham off the Bone
  • Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables
  • Anytime Easy Meal(cut up chicken easy meal) $15.50
  • Coleslaw, potato summer salad, bean salad, and rice salad/large mixed $7.50
  • Small $3.50
  • 3 Ribs and chips $8.70
  • 1/4 Chicken Meal(served with salad and fries) $16.00
  • Small $3.00
  • 3 Ribs and Chips Combo $11.90
  • Disco fries with gravy & Cheese $6.00
  • Comes with salad, rice & pickles (available from 10am)
  • Seafood & chicken combination S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Smoked salmon & wasabi mayo $3.20
  • Chicken combination S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Teriyaki chicken $11.10
  • Brown rice - smoked salmon & wasabi mayo $3.20
    • Available from monday to friday
  • Wakame salad(seaweed salad) $5.50
  • Chicken & cream cheese S$7.3/L$10.2
  • MALAI KOFTA KORMA $10.00
    • Indian Style cottage cheese dumplings with nuts cooked with a cashew gravy
  • CHICKEN VINDALOO $10.00
    • goan specialty soured with natural vinegar and spices
  • BEEF SAAG $10.00
    • cooked with green herb and spinach puree with lashings of cream
  • LAMB KORMA $10.00
    • lamb pieces cooked with a cashew and almond gravy
  • BHUNA LASOONI MURGH $10.00
    • stir fried chicken with pronounced garlic flavor
  • SOUTH INDIAN STYLE MADRAS CHICKEN $10.00
    • morsels of tandoor cooked chicken simmered in a creamy tomato sauce
  • CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA $10.00
    • tandoor cooked chicken tikka cooked with a tomato and onion gravy with peppers
  • CHICKEN SAAG $10.00
    • cooked with green herb and spinach puree with lashings of cream
  • SIDEDuck liver pate and red onion jam with toasted focaccia $14.00
  • Roasted seasonal vegetable $6.50
  • Scotch fillet served on potato gratin with beetroot and horscradish puree, gruyere stuffed mushrooms, bacon wrapped asparagus and ox tail juss $34.50
  • Fresh fish baked with maple smoked salmon herb crust, warm potato and rocket salad, grilled asparagus and citrus hollandise $32.50
  • Rare smoked venison serverd with a beetrot and horseradish puree, garnished with a rocket salad $17.00
  • Cinnamon dusted doughnuts with chocolate and berry jam syringe $14.00
  • Greek yoghurt, lemon & thyme marinated chicken breast with cos leaf salad finished with poached grapes and merlot reduciton $29.50
  • Baked buffalo mozzarella and polenta stack with balsamic infused roasted tomato with basil dizzle $16.00
  • Garlic bread $7.00
    • Ciabatta bread made on site.
  • Cheesy Garlic bread $8.00
    • Ciabatta bread topped with melted cheese and grilled
  • Wontons (6pcs / 9pcs) $10.00 / $12.00
    • Duck wontons served with hoisin sauce (9pcs) 12.00
  • Garlic bread $7.00
    • Ciabatta bread made on site.
  • Supreme Wedges $12.50
    • Deep fried potato wedges, crispy bacon, melted cheese, served with White house made sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.
  • Shrimp and Avocado Cocktail $14.00
    • Shrimp served on a bed of ice berg lettuce topped with thousand island dressing and avocado.
  • Ice-cream Sundae (1 scoop / 2 scoop) $2.50 / $4.00
  • Curly Fries $9.00
    • Bowl of seasoned curly fries served with tomato sauce and aioli sauce.
  • Uawa Burger $17.00
    • 180 gram Beef Burger or Crumbed Chicken Breast, with Salad, Tomato, Beetroot, Honey Mustard & Tomato Relish, served with Fries
  • Caesar Salad $17.00
    • Salad Greens, Parmesan Cheese, Bacon, Garlic Croutons, Soft Poached Egg & Tomato
  • Mussel Fritters or Corn Fritters $15.00
    • served with a selection of daily prepared salads
  • Battered Hoki $3.00
  • Fish Meal $21.00
    • Freshly prepared, Tempura Battered Hoki, served with 2 Eggs, Fries, Salad and Tartare Sauce
  • Sirloin Steak (Porterhouse) $27.00
    • 250 gram Steak cooked to your preference, served with 2 Eggs, Freshly prepared Salad & Fries
  • Homemade Lasagne $15.00
    • served with chips and fresh salad
  • Kids Nuggets & Chips $8.00
  • Burgers - Beef $13.50
    • With Bacon, Cheese, Salad And Fries
  • Mussel Meal (10) $16.50
    • With Salad And Fries
  • Pork Steak $19.50
    • Grilled And Served With Apple Sauce And Mashed Potato On Fries
  • Seafood Meal $19.50
    • No 1. Fish And Scallops (4) With Salad And Fries
  • Scotch Fillet $22.50
    • With Mushroom Sauce Or Garlic Butter, Salad And Fries
  • Extras $2.50
    • 2 Eggs / Tomatoes / Onions / Mushroom Sauce
  • Fish And Chips $14.50
    • With Salad
  • Chicken Breast $19.50
    • Stuffed With Cream Cheese, Apricots And Spinach And Wrapped In Baconsalad And Fries
  • WEDGES $10.00
    • Sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • SOHO FRY UP $24.50
    • Evans bacon, poached eggs,toast, relish, garlic mushrooms, kumara smash & cocktail sausages
  • BREAD PLATTER $30.00
    • Fresh & toasted bread, cheese, grapes, hummus, relish, aioli, olive dukkah, gherkins, olive oil & balsamic
  • SALT & PEPPER SQUID $13.00
    • Salt & pepper floured squid with aioli
  • SEARED TUNA $16.00
    • Tuna served with pickled cabbage, crispy noodles & sesame aioli
  • FISH GOUJONS $13.00
    • Crumbed fish served with soho aioli & fresh lemon
  • FALAFEL SALAD (VEGAN & GLUTEN FREE) $22 / $30
    • Hand made falafel served with roast vegetables, pumpkin seeds & pumpkin hummus
  • EVANS BACON BENE $17.00
    • Evans bacon, mushrooms, poached eggs,toast & hollandaise
  • hash browns $4.0
  • 3 Egg Omelette $19.5
    • Tomato, onion & mozzarella w/ bacon, toast & hollandaise sauce
  • Local Catch Of The Day $29.5
    • Ask you server for today’s special
  • toast $4.0
  • hollandaise $3.0
  • sausages $4.0
  • Blue Cheese Mash $8.5
  • Lemon pepper calamari served upon cos lettuce salad w/ garlic aioli $14.0
  • Taste of Spring $12.00
    • polenta with roasted vegetables and haloumi
  • Tasting Platter $12.00
  • Gourmet Hamburgers $10.50
  • Steak Sandwich $14.00
  • Frittata $5.00
    • with cheese, herbs, spinach, courgettes & caramelized onions
  • Smoked Salmon Bagel $14.00
    • with salad
  • Pasta of the Week $15.00
  • Frittata $9.50
    • with salad
The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

08633733

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , British , European , Gluten Free , Irish , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cheap Eats ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand